"n the hysterical wake of the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, President Donald Trump was roundly criticised in the media for taking the side of a 'hostile state' over his own intelligence agencies. The Guardian referred to Mueller as a 'heroic marine' who Trump disbelieved in favour of a 'Russian dictator'. In the past, when Trump has criticised the FBI, CIA or NSA he has been accused of 'undermining faith in our institutions'. He’s been blamed for a collapse of trust in the government. But was this trust ever earned?"